Scott Abbott
@scotteabbott.bsky.social
Assistant Director, @DECivics.bsky.social @udelaware.bsky.social, former #Socialstudies Director @dcpublicschools.bsky.social, #civics teacher #democracy defender, opinions my own
Highly useful new infographic on #NewsLiteracy from the latest issue of @udelaware.bsky.social magazine w/specific & helpful advice and shout outs to @newslit.org, @allsidesnow.bsky.social, @politifact.bsky.social, @netflix.com Smart ideas for savvy consumers of media given our wild info landscape.
October 23, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Highly useful new infographic on #NewsLiteracy from the latest issue of @udelaware.bsky.social magazine w/specific & helpful advice and shout outs to @newslit.org, @allsidesnow.bsky.social, @politifact.bsky.social, @netflix.com Smart ideas for savvy consumers of media given our wild info landscape.
During @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social Book Banning Week, it’s important to remember the 1st Amendment prevents the government from regulating or restricting speech or other expression based on its content or viewpoint. www.ala.org/bbooks
October 6, 2025 at 11:04 AM
During @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social Book Banning Week, it’s important to remember the 1st Amendment prevents the government from regulating or restricting speech or other expression based on its content or viewpoint. www.ala.org/bbooks
Attention social studies educators: The Middle States Council for the Social Studies call for proposals is now open for the Feb 27-28 #MSCSS26 conference in Newark DE, submissions are due by Oct. 17th. Submit your proposal today! sites.google.com/view/mscss20... #sschat
September 13, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Attention social studies educators: The Middle States Council for the Social Studies call for proposals is now open for the Feb 27-28 #MSCSS26 conference in Newark DE, submissions are due by Oct. 17th. Submit your proposal today! sites.google.com/view/mscss20... #sschat
The 2026 Middle States Social Studies Conference is gearing up for Feb 27-28, 2026 in Newark DE. We’re looking for awesome session proposals, exhibitors, and award nominees. Register now and check out other details here: sites.google.com/view/mscss20... #MSCSS26
August 30, 2025 at 3:50 PM
The 2026 Middle States Social Studies Conference is gearing up for Feb 27-28, 2026 in Newark DE. We’re looking for awesome session proposals, exhibitors, and award nominees. Register now and check out other details here: sites.google.com/view/mscss20... #MSCSS26
🎉 20 Delaware civics teachers assembled for a powerful day of learning, laughter, & collaboration at our We the People institute! From candy bar hearings 🍫 to improv games ⚡️, we explored how to help students speak, listen, & engage like citizens using WTP & DE model lessons. @decivics.bsky.social
August 8, 2025 at 2:01 PM
🎉 20 Delaware civics teachers assembled for a powerful day of learning, laughter, & collaboration at our We the People institute! From candy bar hearings 🍫 to improv games ⚡️, we explored how to help students speak, listen, & engage like citizens using WTP & DE model lessons. @decivics.bsky.social
Enjoying the new book from my friends @madisonteacher.bsky.social & @glennwiebe.bsky.social, which reads like conversations I’ve had with them about social studies but is chock full of practical strategies for engaging & effective social studies instruction #sschat www.corwin.com/books/social...
April 13, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Enjoying the new book from my friends @madisonteacher.bsky.social & @glennwiebe.bsky.social, which reads like conversations I’ve had with them about social studies but is chock full of practical strategies for engaging & effective social studies instruction #sschat www.corwin.com/books/social...
Taught my 13th graders this week how the U.S. Constitution separates power to prevent tyranny and how the 1st Amendment protects free speech & peaceable assembly to petition the government. Also finished Timothy Snyder’s On Tyranny w/ lesson 10 on the need for in-person action. #HandsOff
April 5, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Taught my 13th graders this week how the U.S. Constitution separates power to prevent tyranny and how the 1st Amendment protects free speech & peaceable assembly to petition the government. Also finished Timothy Snyder’s On Tyranny w/ lesson 10 on the need for in-person action. #HandsOff
Etymology of State Names from @locations.bsky.social, very interesting! #sschat
March 20, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Etymology of State Names from @locations.bsky.social, very interesting! #sschat
Need to discuss pardons with your students? Check out the always well-balanced Civics in Real Life on Presidential Pardons put out by @loufreyfjcc.bsky.social a few months ago. #sschat floridacitizen.org/wp-content/u...
March 17, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Need to discuss pardons with your students? Check out the always well-balanced Civics in Real Life on Presidential Pardons put out by @loufreyfjcc.bsky.social a few months ago. #sschat floridacitizen.org/wp-content/u...
Excited for #MSCSS25, the 121st annual conference of the Middle States Council for the Social Studies, coming up Feb. 28-Mar. 1 in Lancaster, PA. With sessions, featured speakers, a Presidential Panel, & networking meals, it will be a great chance to learn & connect! sites.google.com/view/mscss-2...
February 18, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Excited for #MSCSS25, the 121st annual conference of the Middle States Council for the Social Studies, coming up Feb. 28-Mar. 1 in Lancaster, PA. With sessions, featured speakers, a Presidential Panel, & networking meals, it will be a great chance to learn & connect! sites.google.com/view/mscss-2...
Last week I heard speeches from brilliant students at the #ProjectSoapbox event. The student speaking here was our room’s choice to advance to the main stage speeches where they were also recognized. We all benefit from empowering students to be inquisitive, informed, & engaged civic leaders.
February 8, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Last week I heard speeches from brilliant students at the #ProjectSoapbox event. The student speaking here was our room’s choice to advance to the main stage speeches where they were also recognized. We all benefit from empowering students to be inquisitive, informed, & engaged civic leaders.
Feeling inspired @udelaware.bsky.social after a morning of #ProjectSoapbox speeches by 7th graders from New Castle County (Delaware) public schools. They called for civic action on issues like bullying, homelessness, social media, school funding, mental health, etc. #MikvaChallenge #CivXNow #sschat
January 31, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Feeling inspired @udelaware.bsky.social after a morning of #ProjectSoapbox speeches by 7th graders from New Castle County (Delaware) public schools. They called for civic action on issues like bullying, homelessness, social media, school funding, mental health, etc. #MikvaChallenge #CivXNow #sschat
Students at Smyrna Middle hold their simulated congressional hearings as part of the @civiced.org We the People program. Teachers Mr. Flamer & Ms. Royle participated in the CEAS (Civics that Empowers All Students) program with support from @decivics.bsky.social to learn how to prepare.
January 25, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Students at Smyrna Middle hold their simulated congressional hearings as part of the @civiced.org We the People program. Teachers Mr. Flamer & Ms. Royle participated in the CEAS (Civics that Empowers All Students) program with support from @decivics.bsky.social to learn how to prepare.
TikTok is officially banned. Despite the phrasing of this message, Trump proposed to ban the app during his first term and the ban was passed by overwhelming bipartisan majorities in Congress, and upheld by a Supreme Court with 6 of 9 judges appointed by Republicans.
January 19, 2025 at 2:34 PM
TikTok is officially banned. Despite the phrasing of this message, Trump proposed to ban the app during his first term and the ban was passed by overwhelming bipartisan majorities in Congress, and upheld by a Supreme Court with 6 of 9 judges appointed by Republicans.
Students from New Castle County high schools visited @udelaware.bsky.social today to engage in the Delaware Dialogues for Future Leaders event, using civil discourse to have powerful conversations with peers from other schools while teachers learned about media literacy. #sschat
January 16, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Students from New Castle County high schools visited @udelaware.bsky.social today to engage in the Delaware Dialogues for Future Leaders event, using civil discourse to have powerful conversations with peers from other schools while teachers learned about media literacy. #sschat
Another snowy day in northern Delaware, stay safe out there.
January 11, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Another snowy day in northern Delaware, stay safe out there.
Assuming Christina School District will not be the only ones in Delaware to close ahead of tomorrow’s expected snow, but the early notice is appreciated. #SnowDay
January 5, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Assuming Christina School District will not be the only ones in Delaware to close ahead of tomorrow’s expected snow, but the early notice is appreciated. #SnowDay